Gainesville, FL, July 19, 2006 - The 2006 NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation) Girls' Youth Continental Championship (U-18) will be played on July 25-30 at Gainesville, Fla. All matches are scheduled for competition at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (12,000) on the campus of the University of Florida.

United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico and Puerto Rico are entered in this year's NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship competing for a spot in next year's FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship.

Adult ticket prices for the event will be $7 for daily passes during pool play (July 25-29) and $10 for the medal round (July 30). Adult all-event ticket prices start at $35 for the entire tournament, $30 for July 26-30, $25 for July 27-30, $20 for July 28-30. The all-event ticket price for children 12-and-under is $20 for the entire event with prices decreasing $5 per day until it reaches $10. Daily pass price for children 12-and-under is $5.

University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College students will pay the under 12 rate with a valid student identification card.

Tickets for the event can be reserved by calling the Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee at (352) 338-9300 with cash or check payments accepted at "Will Call." Tickets can also be purchased at the venue each day of the tournament.

2006 NORCECA Girls Youth Volleyball Championship Schedule:
July 25th - pool play
Match times:
2:30 p.m. - Canada vs. Dominicana
5:30 p.m. - Mexico vs. Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. - United States vs. Honduras
 
July 26th - pool play
Match Times:
2:30 p.m. - Honduras vs. Dominicana
5:30 p.m. - Puerto Rico vs. Canada 7:30 p.m. - United States vs.

 
July 27th - pool play
Match Times:
2:30 p.m. - Honduras vs. Mexico
5:30 p.m. - Puerto Rico vs. Dominicana
7:30 p.m. -  Untied States vs. Canada
 
July 28th - pool play
Match Times:
2:30 p.m. - Puerto Rico vs. Honduras
5:30 p.m. - Mexico vs. Canada
7:30 p.m. - United States vs. Dominicana
 
July 29th - pool play
Match Times:
2:30 p.m. - Canada vs. Honduras
5:30 p.m. - Dominicana vs. Mexico
7:30 p.m. - United States vs. Puerto Rico
 
July 30th - MEDAL ROUND
3 matches - 5th place Match, 3rd place Match, 1st place Match TIMES TBA (probably 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)

About Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee, Inc.

The Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee, Inc. (GSOC), founded in 1988, is a not-for-profit organization that strives to promote tourism through sports while creating a positive economic impact on Gainesville and Alachua County. The GSOC now helps to create an annual economic impact of about $10 million for our local economy. Since its inception, more than $130 million has been generated in direct economic activity from participants and spectators to GSOC hosted and assisted events. For more info information on GSOC, visit www.gsoc.com or call (352) 338-9300.